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Originally Posted by northcrunk
Yeah, did the injury happen during the season? If so could the Flames have forced him to have the surgery earlier instead of finishing his junior season?
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You can't force a player to have surgery. You can advise Poirier, but it's ultimately his decision and given the season Poirier had, I assume that the pain was controlled pretty well and obviously the docs likely told him that he wouldn't risk further damage by playing.